Joint pain not muscle

Hello,

Have a look at the report in this link:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

Thank you for the information and taking the time to reply.

Hi, I am experiencing the same only in my ankle. I have been on alorvastatin for just over a month. I have a history of gout so though it was that. I too have trawled for info on joint pain with little success. I am going to see the gp today. I can't run which is what i was doing to help reduce my cholesterol 😣

Hi Aingealah.

I was put on 20mg of Simvastatin and developed excruciating pains in my hips and legs that kept me awake at night. Went back to the doctor who halved the dose to 10mg and the pain went away.

Hi yes unfortunately I had NO joint pain anywhere in my body until I started STATINS, mentioned to the Dr who said its a arthritis no link to statins. Well im sorry I do not believe that, muscle pains all over quite severe at times, makes you feel like your all of a sudden allergic to exercise.

Yes, I developed extreme pain in my left rotator cuff and shoulder after several months on statins. The pain and stiffness dissipated as I titrated down the statin dosage and eventually stopped altogether.

Your best prescription is a healthy diet and daily exercise - medications are band-aid solutions that create new problems due to side-effects.

If you have subtle knee inflammation even without the statins, chances are you had an injury when you were younger, or you're carrying too much weight.

To lose weight permanently you should not restrict calories, but instead change your lifestyle permanently.

Click on this link to learn about the Pritikin diet:

pritikin.com/healthiest-die...

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease. Inflammation is caused by excess sugar and simple carbohydrates in your diet. High LDL cholesterol and heart disease is also inflammatory-initiated conditions.

By the way total cholesterol (TC) values are relatively meaningless without listing the components of TC such as LDL, HDL, non-HDL, and Triglycerides. If you're looking for peer advice, you must provide this information in your posts along with your height, weight, age and gender.

Exercise is a simple as walking - you must walk at a brisk pace for 30 - 60 minutes per day. You can break this up into 2-4 sessions if desired.

Exercise is not a luxury to be performed when you have time or are in the mood. It is as necessary to good health as drinking water.

Good luck.

This is interesting...i got the terrible statin pain in both legs and ankles (plus excruciating back ache) went off the statins, but now I have arthritis in my right thigh?

Which I didn't have this pain and stiffness before the statin pains came on....I've wondered if it was part of the dreaded statins

I suffer arthritic type pain in my hands especially but also in my feet since I started statins in Feb (10mg atorvastatin recently increased to 20mg) it's getting worse to the point of trying to lift a shampoo bottle this morning in the shower (albeit a big bottle) was agony! I also have recently noticed a sharp pain in my right calf over the last 2 days - alarming at first as not a pain I have experienced before even after strenuous exercise - maybe it's a type of cramp?! Generally though I feel achey and extremely tired! The doctors saying this is not related to statin use is nonsense!!!!!!

Im not sure, but I believe there must be people with joint pain related to statins. Lucky for you, you discovered this early. Look further on this site, Im sure you will find someone that can steer you to some thing other statins to lower your cholesterol. Iv'e been on four different meds so far over the past 15 years, and my doctor just told me to stop my Lovastatin due to muscle pain my legs, arms and shoulders. I had weak leg muscles ago while taking Zocor and Tricor but no pain. Now my muscles are strong, but very painful. Btw, I take real hot baths a couple of times a day using Epsom salts. Great relief even if only temporary. I also only take one Hydrocordone pill daily. Trying not to get too used to the opiod. This along with some Tylonall helps. It's gonna be a long haul for me to correct that which I created over the years. Good luck to you.

I had exactly the same symptoms. My right knee was swollen and I couldn't move my leg a quarter inch! Cost me money to have someone come and take care of me. My knee gave me this same problem, 3 times. Since stopping my statin torture my knee has been fine. There are many other negatives to taking statins. Please research this carefully. Statins are required by almost no one!!